How long does it take to read Pericles?
Pericles by William Shakespeare takes about 2 hours 23 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 23 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1609. 130 pages, about 35,750 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 58 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 490 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a seperate introduction to Pericles, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.
Subjects: Drama, Princes, Bibliography, Quartos, Fiction, Teatro Ingles
